Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Photoresist
The present invention relates to novel, developable photoresist compositions
which are
suitable, in particular, as solder resists.
Solvent-free photocurable compositions based on compounds which can be
polymerized
by means of free radicals and on blocked isocyanates are disclosed in JP-A-
54/132,633.
These compositions are applied in structured form to a substrate and
subsequently cured
using UV radiation. They can be used, inter alia, as solder resists.
Developable systems
are not described therein. Resists applied in structured form generally have
lower
resolution than developable resists.
EP-A-115,354 discloses (meth)acrylate-based photoresists which contain an
aldehyde
condensation resin precursor as crosslinking agent and a selected binder
containing acid
groups. These compositions have a long shelf life at roam temperature and can
be cured,
on the other hand, at tempexanues which are relatively low for resists of this
type.
Photoresists are generally applied to a substrate by lamination or from
solution. In these
process steps, the resist is usually warmed, for example during the lamination
operation or
during the evaporation of the solvent after application From solution. Partial
crosslinking
generally takes place even before the photostructuring. This c~.n result in an
impairment of
the image quality, since partial crosslinking has occurred even in the
unexposed areas, It is
thus a desirable property of the photoxesist that it undergoes as little
chemical change as
possible due to this heat treatment. On the other hand, it is desirable that a
photoresist is
curd rapidly and at the lowest possible temperatures after application and
imagewise
exposure in order that a high throughput in the apparatuses used with
simultaneous saving
of energy costs is achieved.
It has now been found that the known photocurable compositions can be modified
by
using selected binders and crosslinking agents in a manner such that a
developable
photoresist is obtained which has a long shelf life, is simple to process from
solution and
using which high-resolution images can be achieved and which is distinguished
by low
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brittleness and high heat and chemical resistance after thermal curing.
Compared with solder resists cured using hexamethoxymethylmelamine, the
resists
according to the invention are distinguished, surprisingly, by higher latency.
Thus,
coatings of these resists can be applied even from relatively high-boiling
solvents and
subsequently dried quickly at temperatures of above 100°C. The number
of solvents
available for coating is thus increased; in particular, non-halogenated
solvents can be
employed. For certain coating methods, relatively high-boiling solvents must
be used, for
example in curtain coating or screen printing.
The present invention relates to a photocurable and solvent-developable
composition
comprising
a) a photopolymerizable acrylate or methacrylate,
b) a phatoinitiator for component a),
c) a polymeric organic binder which comprises free carboxyl groups and has an
acid
number of at least 60,
d) as crosslinking agent, a blocked polyisocyanate which has a cleavage
temperature of at
least 100°C, and
e) an inert solvent in an amount such that the photocurable composition is
pourable.
Components a) to e) can each be in the form of individual compounds. However,
it is also
possible to employ mixtures of several of these components, for example
mixtures of
several (meth)acrylates.
Component a) may be a monomeric or oligomeric (meth)acrylate, so long as it is
photopolymerizable, ie, can be converted into crosslinked and insoluble
products, in
particular by LIV and/or VIS radiation.
These are, in particular, compounds comprising two or more functional groups
of the
formula I
R1 O
CI-I2~ CH--- C -X --- (I)
in which R~ is hydrogen ar methyl, X is -NR~- and in particular -O-, and R~ is
hydrogen or
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Ct-C8alkyl.
Compounds comprising groups of the formula I are generally esters or amides
based on
aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic polyalcohols or polyamines.
Monomeric or oligomeric components a) are known per se to those skilled in the
art of
photoresists and are described, for example, in EP-A-115,354.
Preferred components a) are compounds of the formula Ii
(n)
A-R3-(A)n
in which A is a radical of the formula I, n is 2, 3 or 4, and R3 is the
radical of an aliphatic
or cycloaliphatic n-hydric alcohol after removal of the functional groups.
Examples of radicals R2 are ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, n-
pentyl,
n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl and, in particular, methyl.
Examples of aliphatic alcohols on which the radical R3 :is based are
alkylenediols, such as
1,2-ethanediol, 1,2-pxopanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-
pentanediol,
1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol, 1,10-decanediol, 1,12-dodecanediol, di- or
triethylene
glycol, tripropylene glycol, 2,2-dimethylolpropane; or t~rihydric aliphatic
alcohols, such as
trimethylolethane, trirnethylolpropane, polyoxyethylated trimethylolpropane or
glycerol;
or tetrahydric alcohols, such as pentaerythritol.
Examples of cycloaliphatic alcohols on which the radical R3 is based axe 1,3-
or
1,4-cyclohexanediol or 1,4-dimethylolcyclohexane.
In addition to the acrylate and/or methacrylate groups, particularly preferred
components
a) compzise additional functianal radicals which are reactive to isocyanates,
for example
amino groups or, in particular, free carboxyl groups or alcohol groups.
Examples of these
are (meth)acrylates of the abovementioned polyalcohols, in which anly some of
the
alcoholic radicals are esterified.
Phatoinitiators b) which can be employed are all initiators customary per se
for
free-radical polymerization.
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Examples of suitable photoinitiators b) are aromatic carbonyl compounds, for
example
benzoin, benzoin alkyl ethers, such as the isopropyl or n-butyl ethers, a-
substituted
acetophenones, in particular benzil ketals, such as benzil dimethyl ketal, or,
in particular,
«-halogenated acetophenones, such as trichloromethyl p-tert-butylphenyl
ketone, or, in
particular, a-amino-substituted acetophenones, such as dimethylaminomethyl
phenyl
ketone or morpholinornethyl phenyl ketone, or, in particular,
dialkoxyacetophenones, such
as diethoxyacetophenone, or, in particular, a-hydroxyacetophenones, such as
1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone; or benzophenones, such as benzophenone
itself or
bis(4-dimethylamino)benzophenone; or metallocene initiators, such as
titanocene
initiators, for example
bis(n-methylcyclopentadienyl)bis(6-pentafluorophenyl)titanium(IV); or a
stannane in
combination with a photoreducible dye, for example trimethylbenzylstannane in
combination with Methylene Blue or Bengal Pink; or a quinone or a thioxanthone
in
combination with an amine comprising at least one hydrogen atom on an a-C
atom, such
as anthraquinone, benzoquinone or thioxanthone in cotrtbination with
bis(4-dimethylamino)benzophenone or triethanolamineN or a thioxanthone, for
example an
alkyl- or halogen-substituted thioxanthono, for example 2-
isopropylthioxanthone or
2-chlarothioxanthone; or acylphosphine oxides.
Component c) can be various organic polymeric binders comprising free carboxyl
groups,
so long as they have an acid number of at least 60 and are thus soluble as
such in a
developer. To this end, the binder generally comprises lateral free carboxyl
groups.
Binders of this type are genoxally derived from polymerizable, ethylenically
unsaturated
monomers comprising free carboxyl groups. Examples of such monomers are
acrylic acid,
methacrylic acid, malefic acid or itaconic acid. These binders generally also
comprise
further cornonomers without acidic groups, for example the esters or amides of
the
abovementioned acids or 1-allcones or styrene.
The binders may also comprise free carboxyl groups and acrylate or
methacrylate groups
in the same molecule. These include, for example, products of the reaction of
an
epoxy(moth)acrylate with carboxylic anhydrides. Epoxy(meth)acrylate is to be
understood
as moaning product of the reaction of epoxy compounds, preferably based on
novalaks or
unmodified or modified bisphenol A, with acrylic acid or rnothacrylic acid.
These
opoxy(meth)acrylates are then reacted with caxboxylic anhydrides, fox example
totrahydrophthalie anhydride, hexahydxophthalic anhydride, pyramellitic
dianhydride ax
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benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride. Polymeric binders of this type are
described in
EP-A-292,219 and GB-A-2,175,908.
Examples of further binders comprising free carboxyl groups and acrylate or
methacrylate
groups in the same molecule are products. of the reaction of styrene-malefic
anhydride
copolymers with hydroxy(meth)acrylates, for example 2-hydroxyethyl
(meth)acrylate or
3-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate. Polymeric binders of this type are described
in
EP-A-287,019.
The polymeric binder c) generally has a molecular weight of from about 2000 to
500,000
(number average).
Preferred binders c) are those which are soluble in alkaline aqueous solvents.
Photoresists
which can be developed in aqueous solution can be formulated using binders of
this type.
Such resists are particularly preferred.
These particularly preferred bindexs c) include homopolymers based on acrylic
acid,
methacrylic acid, malefic acid or itacanic acid, copolymers based on acrylic
acid,
methacrylic acid, malefic acid or itaconic acid and styrene or esters of these
acids, in
particular the alkyl esters thereof.
Some of the binders to be used according to the invention are commercially
available.
Examples of these are polymers of the Carboset~ and Scripset~ type. Further
suitable
polymeric binders c) are described in EP-A-115,354.
The crosslinking agent d) used is a blocked polyisocyanate which has a
cleavage
temperature of at least 100°C, or a mixture of palyisocyanates of this
type. In the context
of this description, this is to be understood as meaning a blocked
polyisocyanate in which
at least half the isocyanate groups are re-liberated by deblocking at a
temperature of
100°C and are available far reaction with the isocyanate-reactive
functional groups of the
other components of the photoresist.
The polyisocyanate an which the blocked component d) is based may be any
aliphatic,
cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic compounds having at least two,
preferably two to
four, isacyanate groups which may have further substituents which are inext to
isocyanate
groups, such as alkyl or alkoxy groups or halogen atoms.
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These include, for example, the following compounds:
2,4-diisocyanatotoluene, and technical-grade mixtures thereof with
2,6-diisocyanatotoluene, 2,6-diisocyanatotoluene, l,S-diisocyanatonaphthalene,
4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane and technical-grade mixtures of various
diisocyanatodiphenylmethanes (for example the 4,4'- and 2,4'-isomers),
diisocyanato-m-xylylene, N,N'-di(4-methyl-3-isocyanotophenyl)urea,
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, 3,S,S-trimethyl-1-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane
(isophorone
diisocyanate), trimethyl-1,6-diisocyanatohexane, 1-methyl-2,4-
diisocyanatocyclohexane,
dimeryl diisocyanate, triisocyanatotriphenylmethane and
4,4'-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane.
These polyisocyanates may be blocked by various radicals. Examples of suitable
blocking
components are p-dicarbonyl compounds, such as malonates, acetoacetates or
2,4-pentanedione, or hydroxamates, triazoles, imidazoles, imidazolides,
tetrahydropyrimidines, lactams, oximes, hydroxyimides, such as N-succinimide,
or
phenols or thiophenols,
Component d) may also be a urethanized, carbadiimidated or dimerized or
trimerized
polyisocyanate or other forms of polyisocyanates which are inactive below
100°C, so long
as their cleavage temperature is above 100°C. Examples of these are
urethanized
4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, carbodiimidated 4,4'-
diisocyanatodiphenylmethane,
the uretdione of 2,4-diisocyanatotoluene, the trimer of diisocyanatotoluene,
N,N',N"-tri(6-isocyanatohexyl)biuret, 2,2,4-trimeric isophorone diisocyanate
and trimeric
hexane diisocyanates.
Preferred components d) have a cleavage temperature between 100 and
160°C.
Particularly preferred components d) are oxime-blocked polyisocyanates, in
particular
diisocyanates.
The inert solvent e) must dissolve components a) to e) and is employed in an
amount such
that the photocurable composition is pourable. The solvent should not have an
adverse
effect on the shelf life of the mixture and muss therefore be substantially
inert to the
mixture components, Furthermore, it should have the lowest evaporation point
possible in
order that it may easily be removed after application of the photoxesist to
the substrate,
Examples of suitable solvents are hydrocarbons, such as aliphatic
hydrocarbons, far
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example trichloroethane; or aromatic hydrocarbons, such as dichlorobenzene; or
esters,
such as methyl glycol acetate, methoxypropyl acetate or ethyl 3-
ethoxypropionate; or
ketones, such as diisopropyl ketone or cyclohexanane; or alcohols, such as
methyl glycol
or methoxypropanol; or lactones, such as ~y-butyrolactone; or lactams, such as
N-methylpyrrolidone.
The amount of the individual components of the compositions according to the
invention
may be varied. within broad limits depending on the nature and area of
application of the
radiation-sensitive mixture. The following weight data in each case relate to
the total
weight of components a) to e), unless otherwise stated.
The amount of polymerizable monomer or monomer mixture a) is generally 1-50 %
by
weight, preferably 10-30 % by weight.
The amount of initiator component b) is generally 1-30 % by weight, in
particular 5-20 %
by weight, based on the total weight of component a).
The amount of binder c) is generally 10-70 % by weight, preferably 10-50 % by
weight.
The amount of crosslinking agent d) is generally 2-20 °~o by weight,
preferably 5~-15 % by
weight.
The amount of solvent e) is generally 5-80 % by weight, in particular 15-60 %
by weight.
The compositions according to the invention may comprise further additives
which are
customary per se, for example stabilizers, sensitizers, pigments, dyes,
fillers, coupling
agents, flaw-control agents, wetting agents and plasticizers. The amount of
such additives
is usually 0.01-50 % by weight, based on the total composition.
The compositions according to the invention are highly suitable as coating
agents far
substrates of all types, far example wood, textiles, paper, ceramics, glass,
plastics, such as
polyesters, polyolefins, cellulose acetate or epoxy xesins, in particular
glass
fibre-reinforced epoxy resins, arid for metals, such as Al, Cu, Ni, Fe, Zn, Mg
or Co, ar for
semiconductor materials, such as Si, GaAs or Ge, or far insulator materials,
such as Si3N4
or Si02, in which an image or a protective coating is to be applied by
exposure.
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The invention also relates to a process for the production of relief stmctures
comprising
the steps:
i) application of the composition according to the invention to a substrate
surface,
ii) drying of the coated substrate by evaporation of the majority of the
solvent e),
preferably by heating the coated substrate, so that the solvent e) is
substantially removed
and a tack-free surface is produced,
iii) image-wise irradiation of the photosensitive coating with actinic
radiation, so that the
irradiated areas of the coating photopolymerize and become less soluble than
the
non-irradiated areas of the coating,
iv) removal of the non-irradiated areas of the coating by treating the coating
with a solvent .
for the composition according to the invention, preferably with an alkaline
adueous
developer,
v) heating the developed coating to temperatures above the cleavage
temperature of the
blocked polyisocyanate d) in order to thoroughly crosslink the irradiated
composition.
The coated substrates can be produced, for example, by preparing a solution ar
suspension
of the composition according to the invention. 'this is generally applied
uniformly to a
substrate by coating methods which are known per se. Examples of coating
methods are
spin coating, dipping, knife coating, curtain coating, brushing, spraying and
reverse-roll
coating.
The amount applied (coating thickness) and the type of substrate (coating
base) depends
on the desired area of application. It is particularly advantageous that the
compositions
according to the invention can be applied in thin coatings and are
distinguished by good
resolution. If the radiation source and radiation-sensitive components are
chosen
appropriately, they are suitable for a broad range of areas of application
where the
production of structured images is desired.
However, their use is particularly advantageous in the production of printed
circuit boards
as photostructurable solder resist or as permanent resist. These uses are
likewise
subject-matter of the present invention.
After the coating operation, the solvent is usually removed by drying, giving
an
amorphous coating of the resist on the base. The film thicknesses after drying
are
preferably S-150 wtn. The drying is usually carried out at elevated
temperatures, which are
usually selected so that no substantial deblocking of component d) takes
place. The
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solvent can also be removed by applying a vacuum.
The radiation-sensitive coating is subsequently exposed in a manner known per
se to
radiation in order to photopolymerize component a). This is generally carried
out
image-wise. As a consequence of photopolymerization of component a), the
solubility is
reduced at the exposed areas of the coating compared with the unexposed areas,
so that
differentiation of the surface becomes possible.
The compositions according to the invention are exposed using actinic
radiation. This is
generally UV and/or VIS radiation. Radiation in the range from about 220-450
nm is
preferred. Irradiation can be effected using all radiation sources which are
known per se,
for example mercury high-pressure lamps or UV/VIS lasers. The process
parameters, for
example irradiation duration and separation of radiation source and
photosensitive coating,
will generally depend on the nature of the radiation-sensitive composition and
on the
desired properties of the coating and can be established by those skilled in
the art on the
basis of routine experiments. The image-wise exposure can take place through a
photomask or by direct writing of a laser beam on the photosensitive coating.
The exposure is followed by a development step. The action of a developer
removes the
unexposed areas of the photoresist. Virtually any salve:nt far the unexposed
composition in
which the irradiated and partially cured composition is inspluble or only
partially soluble
is suitable as developer.
Alkaline aqueous solutions are preferred as developers. These include, in
particular,
solutions of alkali metal carbonates, hydroxides, silicates and phosphates.
These solutions
may also comprise relatively small amounts of wetting agents and/or organic
solvents.
Aqueous solutions of alkali metal carbonates, for example I % sodium carbonate
solution,
are particularly preferred.
Development using organic solvents is likewise possible, lrxamples of suitable
solvents
are ketones, such as cyclohexanone, acetone or methyl ethyl ketone, or
alcohols, such as
2-ethoxyethanol, diaCetone alcohol or diethylene glycol monobutyl ether.
After exposure and development, the coating is subjected to thermal
aftertreatment, To
this end, the coating is heated to temperatures such that the crosslinking
agent d) is
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deblocked and the liberated isocyanate groups react with the carboxyl groups
of the binder
c) and, if present, with further isocyanate-reactive radicals of component a).
The
temperature in this step must be above the cleavage temperature of the blocked
polyisocyanate and is chosen depending on the component d) employed. In each
case, the
temperature in this step is greater than 100°C, preferably 120-
180°C.
I. Synthesis of the photoresist binder polymer
Example 1: 54.51 g (0.1125 mol) of the product of the reaction of bisphenol A
diglycidyl
ether with acrylic acid are dissolved in 131.7 g of dioxane. 0.87 g of
di-tertiary-butyl-para-cresol and 32.2 g (0.1 mol) of
benzophenonetetracarboxylic
dianhydride are added to this solution at 70°C. When the reaction
mixture has come to the
boil, 246 rng (2 mmol) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine are added as catalyst. After
the
mixture has been refluxed for 26 hours, 2.25 equivalents of acid are found per
kg of
reaction product, and the reaction is terminated.
Example 2: 54.51 g (0.1125 mol) of the product of the reaction of bisphenol A
diglycidyl
ether with acrylic acid are dissolved in 114 g of dioxane. 0.87 g of
di-tertiary-butyl-paxa-cresol and 21.81 g (0.1 mol) of pyromellitic
dianhydride are added
to this solution at 70°C. When the reaction mixture has came to the
boil, 246 mg (2 mmol)
of 4-dimethylaminopyridine are added as catalyst. After the mixture has been
refluxed for
24 hours, 2.55 equivalents of acid are found per kg of reaction product, and
the reaction is
terminated.
Exam lp a 3: 87.7 g of the product of the reaction of an advanced bisphenol A
diglycidyl
ether (softening point 70-80°C) with acrylic acid, 45.6 g of
tetrahydrophthalic anhydride
and 0.12 g of hydroquirxone are dissolved at room temperature in 180 ml of
dioxane.
0.18 g of 4-dimethylarninopyridine are added, and the mixture is refluxed for
24 hours.
The polymer is precipitated from water and dried. The yield is 100 %.
Example 4: 230 g of an epoxycresol novolak (epoxide value 4.35 eq./kg), 64.7 g
of acrylic
acid, 0.59 g of di-tertiary-butyl-para-cresol and 1.47 g of
benzyldimethylamine axe heated
fox 3.5 hours at 110°C in 300 g of ethyl glycol acetate. During this
time, the epoxide value
drops to 0.3 eq./kg. 131.8 g of hexahydrophthalic anhydride and 1.05 g of
4-dimethylaminopyridine are subsequently added, and the mixture is boiled at
110°C fox a
further 24 hours. 3.2 equivalents of acid are found per kg.
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II. Preparation and properties of the phatoresist
Example 5: A solution comprising 9.2 g of Scripset~ 550 (partially esterified
copolymer
based on styrene and malefic acid, from Monsanto), 7.9 g of Scripset~ 540
(partially
esterified copolymer based on styrene and malefic acid, from Monsanto), 3.0 g
of
tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 2.0 g of trimethylolpropane triacrylate,
8.4 g of
Ultramix talc (Cyprus), 0.21 g of dye (Orasol Blue GN; CIBA-GEIGY), 3.2 g of
pentaerythritol triacrylate, 1.5 g of
2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-marpholinopropan-1-one, 4.8 g of butan-2-
one
O,O'-[methylenebis(1,4-phenyleneiminocarbonyl)]dioxime, and 0.2 g of
4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone in 53.2 g of cyclohexanane is applied to a
printed
circuit board using a knife coater. The film is subsequently dried at
100°C for S minutes.
The coating obtained in this way is exposed through a mask fox 15 seconds
using a
mercury high-pressure lamp (distance from sample bench: 50 em). The exposed
sample is
developed in a 1 % aqueous sodium carbonate solution and cured Foi one hour at
140°C. A
coating having good solder bath resistance (1 minute at 270°C) and a
methylene chloride
resistance of greater than 30 minutes is obtained.
Example 6: A solution comprising 45.6 g of the solution from Example 1 (18.3 g
of solid),
8.8 g of a mixture of various acrylates (3.2 g of tetraethylene glycol
dimethacrylate, 2.2 g
of trimethylalpropane triacrylate and 3.4 g of pentaerythritol triacrylate), 9
g of Ultxamix
talc (Cyprus), 0.21 g of dye (Orasol Blue GN; CIBA-GEIGY), 1.6 g of
2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholinapropan-1-one, 4.8 g of butan-2-
one
O,O'-[methylenebis(1,4-phenyleneiminacarbonyl),dioxime, 0.21 g of
4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone and 0.2 g of FC-430 (3M Company) in 27.5 g
of
cyclahexanone is applied to a printed circuit board using a knife coater. The
film is dried
at 80°C for 30 minutes, to give a coating thickness of approximately 40
gym, The coating
obtained in this way is exposed through a mask for 30 seconds using a mercury
high-pressure lamp (distance from the sample bench SO cm). The exposed sample
is
developed in a 1 % sodium carbonate solution in a spray developer (Convac,
spzaying
pressure 3-4 bar) far 75 seconds. The exposed and developed board had a cross-
hatch
score of Gt0 (DIN 53151), and the pencil hardness is HB. Exposed and developed
boards
are additionally cured fax one hour at 140°C. The cross-hatch test
gives GtO, pencil
hardness S~I, resistance in methylene chloride >1 h and solder bath resistance
~1 minute,
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Example 7: A solution comprising 45.7 g of the solution from Example 2 (18.3 g
of solid),
8.8 g of a mixture of various acrylates (3.2 g of tetraethylene glycol
dimethacrylate, 2.2 g
of trimethylolpropane triacrylate and 3.4 g of pentaerythritol triacrylate), 9
g of Ultramix
talc (Cyprus), 0.21 g of dye (Orasol Blue GN; CIBA-GEIGY), 1.6 g of
2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholinopropan-1-one, 4.8 g of butan-2-
one
O,O'-[methylenebis(1,4-phenyleneiminocarbonyl)]dioxime, 0.21 g of
4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone and 0.2 g of FC-430 (3M Company) in 27.4 g
of
cyclohexanone is applied to a printed circuit board using a knife coater. The
film is dried
at 80°C for 30 minutes, to give a coating thickness of approximately 40
wm. The coating ,
obtained in this way is exposed through a mask for 60 seconds using a mercury
high-pressure lamp (distance from the sample bench 50 cm). The exposed sample
is
developed in a 1 % sodium carbonate solution in a spray developer (Convac,
spraying
pressure 3-4 bar) for 45 seconds. The exposed and developed board had a cxoss-
hatch
score of Gt0 (DIN 53151), and the pencil hardness is.HB. Exposed and developed
boards
are additionally cuxed fox one hour at 140°C. The cross-hatch test
gives Gtl, pencil
hardness 7H, resistance in methylene chloride >1 h and solder bath resistance
>1 minute.
Example 8: A solution comprising 18.3 g of the binder polymer from Example 3,
8.8 g of
a mixture of various acrylates (3.2 g of tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate,
2.2 g of
trimethylolpropane triacrylate and 3.4 g of pentaerythrztol triacrylate), 9 g
of Ultramix
talc, 0.2i g of dye (Orasol Blue GN; CIBA-GEIGY), 1.6 g of
2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholinopropan-1-one, 4.8 g of butan-2-
one
O,O'-[methylenebis(1,4-phenyleneiminocarbonyl)]dioxime, 0.21 g of
4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone and 0.2 g of FC-430 (3M Company) in 27.5 g
of
cyclohexanone is applied to a printed circuit board using a knife coater. The
film is dried
at 80°C for 15 minutes, to give a coating thickness of approximately 40
um. The coating
obtained in this way is exposed through a mask for 15 seconds using a mercury
high-pressure lamp (distance from the sample bench 50 cm). The exposed sample
is
developed in a 1 % sodium carbonate solution. The exposed and developed board
had a
cross-hatch score of Gt0 (DIN 53151), and the pencil hardness is HB. Exposed
and
developed boards are additionally cured for one hour at 140°C. The
cross-hatch test gives
GtO, pencil hardness 3I-I, resistance in methylene chloride >1 h and solder
bath resistance
>10 seconds.
Example ~: A solution comprising 22.6 g of the solution from Example 4 (11.3 g
of solid),
3.96 g a~ Scripset~ 550 (partially esterified copolymer based an styrene and
malefic acid,
zo~~~~~
-13-
from Monsanto), 3.96 g of Scripset~ 540 (partially esterified copolymer based
on styrene
and malefic acid, from Monsanto), 8.6 g of a mixture of various acrylates (2.3
g of
tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 2.1 g of trimethylolpropane triacrylate,
2.5 g of
pentaerythritol triacrylate and 1.7 g of ethoxylated trimethylolpropane
triacrylate), 7 g of
Ultramix talc, 0.21 g of dye (Orasol Blue GN; CIBA-GEIGY), 1.6 g of
2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholinopropan-1-one, 7.0 g of butan-2-
one
O,O'-[methylenebis(1,4-phenyleneiminocarbonyl)]dioxime, 0.21 g of
4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone and 0.2 g of FC-430 (3M Company) in 44.6 g
of
ethyl glycol ether acetate is applied to a printed circuit board using a knife
coater. The
film is dried at 80°C for 15 minutes, to give a coating thickness of
approximately 30 wm.
The coating obtained in this way is exposed through a mask for 15 seconds
using a
mercury high-pressure lamp (distance from the sample bench 50 cm). The exposed
sample
is developed in a 1 °lo sodium carbonate solution. The exposed and
developed board had a
cross-hatch score of Gt0 (DIN 53151), and the pencil hardness is HB. Exposed
and
developed boards are additionally cured for one hour at 140°C. The
cross-hatch test gives
GtO, pencil hardness 31-1, resistance in methylene chloride >1 h and solder
bath resistance
>I minute.
